This is the personal weblog of Aakash Raut, established Sept. 2002. It will cover current affairs, worldwide & national topics, local & university events, and provide insight and commentary on contemporary issues and the news from his perspective. Enjoy!
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My friend's above FB post was posted independently of anything else, and didn't necessarily have anything to do with the scene from the film discussed above.
Slurs and Supastars What can we still say?
Can someone provide a list of terms that are now off-limits?
Is "ghetto," used as an adjective or adverb, now a slur?
Remember this, from high school? (or from kindergarten, for some of you young'ns)
Update: But what is this? Lol. :-)
And see my entry below, for another word that's now causing controversy. (What are we still allowed to say?)
One more thing, in my series of blog entries sparked by the MTV documentary: Is "thug" now a racial slur? If so, against whom?
Something I learned from dad, when I used that term: It's actually from India.
In case I ever get into trouble for using this word... I want to preempt that right now, by clarifying that I'm not using it in a racial sense. I've used it before to describe Bosnians (who are Muslim, but white), and to describe the President currently on the dime.
